What is Scholarly Communications?

The Association of Colleges and Research Libraries (ACRL) defines Scholarly Communication
as “the system through which research and other scholarly writings are created, evaluated
for quality, disseminated to the scholarly community, and preserved for future use.”

The University Libraries acknowledge the importance of assisting our students and
faculty throughout the cycle of scholarly communication in support of the teaching,
discovery, and clinical care mission of our university. Learn more about these services
below.

NIH Public Access Policy Compliance Assistance

Are you a researcher with publications resulting from NIH funding? If so, you are
required to submit your final peer-reviewed manuscripts to PubMed Central no later
than 12 months after being accepted for publication according to the NIH’s Public
Access Policy. Learn more about this topic on the NIH Public Access Policy research guide.

Open Access Education

There are alternative publishing avenues to explore when publishing your research.
Open access, as defined by Peter Suber (2004), is a method of publishing in which
literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing
restrictions. Learn more about this topic on the Open Access research guide.

Researcher Identifiers (ORCID)

Researcher identifiers provide a persistent digital identification that distinguishes
you from every other researcher. ORCID is a free researcher identifier. Learn more
at http://guides.augusta.edu/ORCID